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Author: Paul Alexander
Publisher: Renaissance Books
Imprint: Renaissance Books
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.431kg
ISBN: 9780312673345
ISBN 10: 0312673345
Pages: 351
Publication Date: 01 December 2010
Audience:
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
<p>“As good a biography of Salinger as we’re likely to get for awhile. Alexander…[has] succeeded in placing Salinger in the context of his times, and in finding in the author’s life seeds of inspiration for his fiction.”— Boston Globe <p>“It is safe to say that Alexander will not be making any friends among the faithful by bringing us even closer to a man who wants to be known only as the creator of Holden Caulfield.”— New York Magazine <p> “Alexander has drawn an eerie portrait of an increasingly eccentric writer whose attempts to maintain his privacy [are] actually…a manipulative way of promoting himself and his books.”— Library Journal <p>“Alexander documents, among other things, Salinger’s nervous breakdown after World War II; his hatred of New York publishers; his hatred of Hollywood; and his ugly divorce from Claire Douglas.”—Liz Smith<p>“For hardcover fans, this b
<p> The most comprehensive biography to date has been Paul Alexander's 'Salinger' (1999)...[it] is, to my mind, more dramatically vivid and psychologically astute. --Jay McInerney, The New York Times Book Review, Feb. 13, 2011<p> As good a biography of Salinger as we're likely to get for awhile. Alexander...[has] succeeded in placing Salinger in the context of his times, and in finding in the author's life seeds of inspiration for his fiction. -- Boston Globe <p> It is safe to say that Alexander will not be making any friends among the faithful by bringing us even closer to a man who wants to be known only as the creator of Holden Caulfield. -- New York Magazine <p> Alexander has drawn an eerie portrait of an increasingly eccentric writer whose attempts to maintain his privacy [are] actually...a manipulative way of promoting himself and his books. -- Library Journal <p> Alexander documents, among other things, Salinger's nervous breakdown after World War II; his hatred of New Yo
Author Information
PAUL ALEXANDER is the author of many biographies, including Rough Magic, a biography of Sylvia Plath; Man of the People, a biography of John McCain; and Machiavelli's Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove. His nonfiction has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Nation, New York Magazine, and The Daily Beast.
